Bottle-labeling machine.



F. N. YOUNG. BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1907.

Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

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Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

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BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8,1907.

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UNITE FREEMAN N. YOUNG, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOTTLE-LABELING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 8, 1907.

Patented Feb. 15, 1910.

Serial No. 382,628.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnnmmx N. Yooxo, of Cambridge, county of Middlesex,State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Bottle-LabelingMachines, of which the following description, in connection with theaccompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on thedrawings repre senting like parts.

This invention relates to bottle-labeling machines, and has for itsobject to construct a machine whereby adhesive material is applied tothe bottle and subsequently the label is applied thereto, and the partsare adapted to be so easily operated that, in case the bottle is heavy,the weight of the down wardly moving bottle may be utilized to operatethe parts, although means are or may be provided formoving or forassisting in moving the bottle downwardly.

The invention also has for its object to provide the label-holder with alabel-supporting-and-applying device of improved form, which is adaptedto support a pile of labels and to be bent, together with the pile oflabels thereon, around the bottle, when applying the topmost label 01.the pile to a bottle upon which the adhesive material has beenpreviously deposited.

The invention also has for its object improved means l'or operating saidimproved label-supporting-and-applying device; also to providegumming-devices so arranged with respect to the bottle-support thatadhesive material may be applied to a bottle held by said supportprevious to the label being applied; also to provide applyingrollsmovable toward and from the bottle to apply adhesive material thereto,and means for supplying said rolls with adhesive mate rial, and meansfor moving them toward and from the bottle; also to provide means forpreventing lateral displacement of the labels of the pile while saidpile is bent around the bottle; also to provide means for holding theimproved label-supporting-andapplying device in fixed relation to thelabel-holder whereby its position with respect thereto is maintained;also to arrange the gumming-devices in the downward path of movement ofthe bottle, and to provide means for moving them away from each other topermit the passage between them of the bottle; also to otherwise improvethe construction of the machine.

Figure 1 shows in front elevation a bottle-labeling machine embodyingthis invention, the parts being in their normal positions. Fig. 2 is asimilar view taken partly in vertical section, the parts being in theposition they will occupy when the downwardly moving bottle has operatedto depress the bottle-support and label-holder and labelsupporting-and-applying device and also to move outwardly thegumming-devices. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine in Fig. 2. Fig.-l; is a transverse section of the machine shown in Fig. 1, taken on thedotted line .t-l:. Fig. 5 is a detail showing the bottle-support,label-holder and labelsupporting-a11d-applying-device in side elevation.Fig. 6 is a detail of one end of the label-supporting-and-applyingdevice. Fig. 7 is a sectional detail showing modified means formaintaining the labels of the pile in correct relative position.

The bottle-support is adapted to receive and support a bottle inhorizontal position, and, as herein shown, comprises a pair of curvedplates (1, a, mounted respectively on upright arms a, a, rising from ahorizontal plate (1 which is attached to an upright post a see Fig. Thecurved plates (4, a, are located a short distance apart, so as to engagethe body of the bottle near its opposite ends. \Vhen designed to engagethe body of a bottle having parallel sides, they will occupy the sameplane. An upwardly extended arm a is attached to one of the arms a,which serves as a rest against which the end or bottom of the bottle ispressed, to thereby properly localize the bottle with respect to thelabels. The post a is made tubular and extends through a sleeve (6,which extends through and is fixed to a table a.

I Said post is movable vertically in said sleeve.

The lower end of said post is guided by means provided for the purpose,so that its vertical movement will be substantially true. As a guide forthe lower end of the post a a pair of vertical plates of, (L7, areemploycd, which are located at opposite sides of the post and are formedintegral with or fixed to a collar a which is clamped or otherwisesecured to the post, see Fig. t. Said vertical plates a M, arerespectively located between two pairs of rollers a, a, journaled to theextremities of arms a, at-

tached to and extending inward from the legs or the table or otherframework. As

the post moves up and down the vertical plates correspondingly movebetween the rollers. The post is thereby guided.

It is designed and intended that the bot tle-support shall be depressedby the bottle which is moved downward by means provided for the purposeor by its own weight, or both; and when the bottle is removed from saidbottle-support, the latter shall resume its normal elevated position.Hence means are provided for raising the bottlesupport when the bottleis removed therefrom, which permits downward movement of saidbottle-support.

The means herein shown for raising the bottle-support consists ofweights 6, two being herein shown, adjustably mounted on levers Z),pivoted at Z) to the frame, the opposite ends of said levers, havinglaterally extended pins 6 which enter slots 6* formed in bars 6 securedto the post. Two bars Z) are provided, one for each lever b, and theyare extended in opposite ways from the lower end of the post, anddisposed horizontally, and the slots 6 therein are likewise horizontal.'As the post is depressed by the downwardly moving bottle-support thebars 6 are correspondingly depressed, the pins 6 caused to travel alongin the slots 6*, the levers Z) thereby moved on their pivots b and theweights raised; and, when the bottle is removed, the weights, falling bygravity, operate to restore the bottle-support to its normal elevatedposition.

In do not desire to limit my invention to the employment of thisparticular form of bottle-support, or to the particular means hereinshown for raising it to return it to its normal elevated position, itbeing understood that the particular form of bottlesupport herein shownand the particular means herein shown for raising it, are merely shownfor the sake of illustrating one practical embodiment of my invention.

In case the bottle is heavy its weight may be suliicient to depress thebottle-support and also to operate the labeling-devices to be described,but in case the bottle is not sutliciently heavy to accomplish theseresults, means are provided for positively moving downwardly the bottleto thereby depress the bottle-support and operate the labelingdevices.The means herein shown for thus downwardly moving the bottle consists ofa plunger, arranged to overlie the bottle and to engage the top of itsbody portion and means for moving downwardly said plunger. The plungermay be made as a curved plate 2), attached to the upper end of avertical plunger rod 7), which is connected at its lower end to atreadle t, by which it may be operated. Depression of the treadle -movesdownwardly the plunger, which in turn moves downwardly the bottle. Anyother means maybe provided for thus movagainst the bottle, when it willbe held there on by said two lines of adhesive material. Therefore, twogumming-devices are employed, which are arranged to engage the bottleduring the first part of its downward movement, and, having performedtheir functions, to be moved out of the path of movement of the bottle.The gumming-devices each consist of an applying roll 0, jour-.

naled in a yoke c, pivoted at 0 to the walls of a reservoir 0 and a roll0" contained in said reservoir and journaled to the walls thereofwhereby it is adapted to revolve in the glue which is contained therein.The applying roll 0 rests by gravity upon said roll 0*, and therebyreceives its supply of glue, and said roll 0 is adapted to be moved intothe downward path of movement of the bottle. The roll 0 is revolved byfrictionally engaging the downwardly moving bottle, and the roll 0 isrevolved by said roll 0. The two reservoirs being located at oppositesides of the downwardly moving bottle, are respectively supported at theupper ends of a pair of upright levers (Z, (Z, which are pivoted at (Z,(Z, to the frame. Movement of said levers (Z, (Z, on their pivots causesthe rolls 0, o, to move into and out of the path of movement of thebottle. The levers (Z, (Z, are held in upright positions and moved backand forth on their pivots by means connected with and operated by thepost in order that their movements may be timed to correspond to themovements of said post, and also in order that they may be operated bythe downwardly moving bottle. As here in shown the two levers (Z, (Z,are respectively connected with the levers Z), Z), and, for simplicityof construction, a pin and slot connection is employed, as for instance,the lower end of each lever (Z, is formed with a slot (Z which isadapted to receive a pin (Z extended laterally from the adjacent lever7), such connection not only providing for holding the lever (Z inupright position, but also for moving it back and forth on its pivot asthe lever Z) is raised and lowered with and by the post a to which it isconnected. As the post descends from the position shown in Fig. 1 to theposition shown in Fig. 2 the gumniing-devices will be moved away fromeach other, out. of the path of movement of the bottle, and, as the postrises, they will be moved toward each other, into the path of movementof the bottle.

The gumming-devices, however, remain in the path of movement. of thebottle long enough to be engaged by the bottle during the first part ofits downward movement, to i apply thereon two lines of glue for thesubsequent application of the label. The levers (Z are each composed oftwo parts secured together by a screw 2, or they may be otherwiseconnected together, whereby the parts or members thereof may be adjustedrelatively to each other. Adjustment of the le- 'vers (Z, (Z, isrequired for the purpose of varying the relative positions of thegummingdevices with respect to the bottle.

The gumming-devices herein shown com prising revoluble rolls forapplying adhesive material to the bottle possess many advantages overbrushes and other types of applying-devices, as for instance, they maybe easily supplied with adhesive material, by merely engaging revolublesupply-rolls, and will engage and disengage the bottle withoutspatter-ing the adhesive material.

I do not desire to limit my invention to the particular construction ofgumming-devices herein shown, or to the particular means herein shownfor operating them, as it is ob vioris that they may be otherwiseconstructed and may be operated and yet come within the spirit and scopeof my invention, the construction herein shown and the particular meansherein shown for operating them being represented particularly for thepurpose of illustrating one practical embodiment of m invention.

The label-holder and the label-supportingand-applying-device are bothlocated be tween the supports a, a, for the bottle rests, and below thenormal level of said rests, and the label-supporting-and-applying-deviceis contained in the label-holder, being located at the bottom thereof,so that the pile of labels, which is placed in the label-holder, restsupon said label-supporting-alid-applying-device. The label-holder andlabel-supporting-and-applying-devicecontained therein are depressible,and adapted to be moved downwardly by the downwardly moving bottleengaging the pile of labels, and thelabel-supporting-and-applying-device is also adapted to be operated asthe bottle descends to apply the topmost label of the pile to thebottle.

The label-holder consists of a flat base plate (1, supported inhorizontal position upon springs 6, whereby it may be depressed, anysuitable number being employed, which are arranged upon the table a. Theplate (1, is herein shown as quadrangular in shape, but it may be of anyother desirable shape. The plate a is located between the arms a, a, andabove the plate (4 in order that the bottle-support may be depressedindependently of the label-holder. The springs a, are made quite long sothat the plate a, may have quite an extensive downward movement. Severalupright posts 0? are erected on the plate 0, at the corners thereof, orthereabout, which serve as guides for the pile of labels. The plate a ismounted upon a post a, which is supported in vertical position by thetubular post a, being contained in and adapted to move telescopically orslide freely in said post.

The label-supporting-and-applying-device consists of a flexible pad 7',made of elastic webbing, or leather, or thin metal, or other suitablematerial. It is preferably made elastic and of a shape and size tocorrespond to the shape and size of the label. It is placed in thelabel-holder, and rests upon the base plate normally 1 ing flat uponsaid plate. The small pile of abels only will be placed in thelabel-holder which rests on this pad. The flexible pad f is attached tothe plate 6 at or along the middle, as shown at f, Fig. 2, from itsfront edge to its rear edge, but its ends are not attached to saidplate. The opposite ends of the flexible pad are connected, as hereinshown, to nondepressible pad supports, so that as the label-holder, towhich said pad is attached along its middle, descends, said ends willremain in elevated position. In this manner the middle support and theend supports for the pad are movable one with relation to the other, butmy invention is not limited to this particular manner of moving saidsupports one with relation to the other. Each end of the flexible pad isplaced between two still' strips f", of wood or other material, whichare secured together and form a clamp for engaging the end of the pad.Each clamp has an ear f projecting from it, and two 7 upright arms f,are provided, to the upper ends of which said ears are respectivelypivotally connected. The arms f are erected upon and pivotally connectedto the table a. The plate 0-, of the label-holder is cut away to receivesaid arms. These arms, being connected to the table, arenon-depressible, yet are movable to and fro on their pivotalconnections. As the bottle descends, carrying with it thebottle-support, it soon engages the pile of labels, which is lying flaton the flexible pad, and as it continues to descend the bottle exerts apressure on the pile of labels, and the label-holder yields and theflexible pad which is attached thereto at its middle, descends with it,leaving the opposite ends of said flexible pad in elevated position.This action causes the flexible pad and pile of labels thereon to bendaround the body of the bottle, and the top most label of the pile whichengages the body of the bottle to adhere thereto by reason of the twolines of glue which have been previously applied, during the first partof its downward movement.

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The bottle is then removed from its support, in order that the parts mayresume their normal'positions. As the pile of labels is bent around thebottle by the pressure of the bottle thereupon it Will be observed thatthey are moved sli htly with respect to each other, and such sIightmovement results in the separation of the labels, which is a verydesirable feature, as they usually have a tendency to stick toto gether.

To retain the labels of the pile in proper position with respect to eachother while be ing bent around the body of the bottle, so that when thepile is permitted to flatten they will resume their correct relativepositions, a set of fingers f arev provided at each end of the flexiblepad, so arranged as to engage the opposite sides of thepile'of labels,when they are bent around the body of the bottle, and by thus engagingthe labels, to hold them. These fingers are rigidly secured to theclamps at the ends of the flexible pad and swing inward inv the arc of acircle, as the clamps are caused to turn by the depression of the middleof the pad. Normally, the fingers extend outward, as shown in Fig. 1,but, as the middle of the pad is depressed, they are gradually turnedinward, until they finally engage the edges 3 of the pile of labels. Toassist in returning the clamps weighted arms f are connected to the earsf which are arranged to have a normal tendency to fall and to move thefingers outward. Thus it will be seen that the bottle, having beenplaced on the bottlesupport and localized thereon by pressing it againstthe guide a moves downwardly by means of the plunger or by its ownweight and operates the several parts to apply the label to its body,and as soon as the label is applied thereto, the bottle will be removed,whereupon the parts will immediately resume their normal positions.

Referring to Fig. 7,-means are provided for applying a small. label, andfor holding sniall labels in correct relative position in a p1 e.

5, represents upright pins, attached to the bottle-support, which extendup through holes in the plate 6 and through holes 6 in the flexible pad,and which serve as upright guide pins for the pile of labels. hen thepins 5 are employed the upright posts a on the table 6 are not required.

A small pile of labels only is employed in order that the pile may beeasily bent around the body of the bottle, it being understood that alarge pile of labels cannot be so easily bent.

50 A flexible label-supporting-and-applying pad which is elasticpossesses some advantages over one which is not elastic, in that it actsto better hold the labels in a pile as the pile is bent around thebottle; furthermore,.by making the label-supporting-and applying deviceas a flexible padand arranging it on top of the base-plate of thelabel-holder, so as to receive upon it the pile of labels, it acts withsubstantially the same degree of pressure over the entire surface of thelabel when applying the label to the bottle.

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a label-holder, a-flexible labelsupporting-and-applying padarranged on top of the base-plate of said label-holder, adapted toreceive upon it a pile of labels, 0 and means for bending said pad andthe pile of labels thereon around the bottle when applying the labelthereto, substantially as described.

2. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a label-holder, aflexible labelsupporting-and-applying pad arranged on top of thebase-plate of said label-holder, adapted to receive upon it a pile oflabels, means for bending said pad and pile of labels thereon around thebottle when applying the label thereto, and means, movable intoengagement with the sides of the bent pile of labels, for holding thelabels of the pile against lateral displacement, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a label-holder, aflexible labelsupporting-and-applying pad arranged on top of thebase-plate of said label-holder adapted to receive upon it a pile oflabels, and supports to which the opposite ends of said padare attached,said label-holder and supports being movable one with relation to theother to bend the pad and pile of labels 10L thereon around the bottlewhen applying the label thereto, substantially as described.

4. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a label-holder, aflexible labelsupporting-and-applying pad arranged on top of thebase-plate of said label-holder, adapted to receive upon it a pile oflabels, means for attaching said pad to said baseplate along its middle,and supports to which the opposite ends of said pad are attached, saidlabel-holder and supports being movable one with relation to the otherto bend the pad and pile of labels thereon around the bottle whenapplying the label thereto, substantially as described.

5. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a label-holder, aflexible labelsupporting-and-applying pad arranged on top of thebase-plate of said label-holder, adapted to receive upon it a pile oflabels, means for attaching said pad to said baseplate along its middle,supports to which the opposite ends of said pad are attached, movabletoward and from each other, said labelholder and supports being movableone Wltlr relation to the other to bend the pad and pile of labelsthereon around the bottle when applying the label thereto, substantiallyas described.

6. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination with a bottle-supportand a labelholder, movable one with relation to the other, whereby thebottle and pile of labels are brought into engagement, of a flexible padarranged on top of the base-plate of the label-holder, which is adaptedto receive upon it the pile of labels, and supports, independent of thelabel-holder, to which the opposite ends of said pad are attached, saidsupports and label-holder being movable one with relation to the other,whereby the pad is bent, together with the pile of labels thereon,around the bottle, to apply the topmost label of the pile thereto,substantially as described.

7. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination with a bottle-supportand a labelholder, movable one with relation to the other, whereby thebottle and pile of labels are brought into engagement, and means forapplying adhesive material to the bottle previous to its engaging thepile of labels, of a flexible pad arranged on top of the baseplate ofthe label-holder which is adapted to receive upon it the pile of labels,and supports, independent of the label-holder, to which the oppositeends of said pad are attached, said supports and label'holder beingmovable one with relation to the other, whereby the pad is bent,together with the pile of labels thereon, around the bottle, to applythe topmost of the pile thereto, substantially as described.

8. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination With a depressiblebottle-support, and a depressible label-holder arranged beneath it, of aflexible pad arranged on top of the base-plate of said label-holder,which is adapted to receive upon it a pile of labels and which isengaged by the downwardly moving bottle, non-depressible supports,independent of the label-holder, to which the opposite ends of said padare attached, which hold said ends while the label-holder movesdownwardly, thereby bending the pad and the pile of labels thereonaround the bottle to apply the topmost label of the pile thereto,substantially as described.

9. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination with a depressiblebottle-support, and a depressible label-holder arranged beneath it, of aflexible pad arranged on top of the base-plate of said label-holderadapted to receive upon it a pile of labels which is engaged by thedownwardly moving bottle, non-depressible supports, independent of thelabel-holder, to which the opposite ends of said pad are attached, whichhold said ends while the label-holder moves downwardly, thereby bendingthe pad and the pile of labels thereon around the bottle to apply thetopmost label of the pile thereto and means for applying adhesivematerial to the bottle previous to its engaging the pile of labels,substantially as described.

.10. In a bottlelabeling machine, the combination of a pair ofpad-supports, a llexible label-supportiligand-applying pad attached atits ends to said pad-supports, which is adapted to support a pile oflabels and to be depressed between its ends by the downwardly movingbottle engaging the pile ol labels thereon, to thereby bend it, togetherwith the pile of labels thereon, around the bottle, when applying alabel, a pair of gumming-devices located above said pad, normally lyingin the downward path of movement of the bottle, and means for movingthem away from each other to )ermit the passage between them of the botte and for subsequently returning them to their normal positions,substantially as described.

ll. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a pair ofpad-supports, a flexible label-supporting-and-applying-pad attached atits ends to said pad-supports, which is adapted to support a pile oflabels and to be depressed between its ends by the dowi'iwardly movingbottle engaging the pile of labels thereon, to thereby bend it, togetherwith the pile of labels thereon, around the bottle when applying alabel, a pair of gumming-devices located above said pad, normally lyingin the downward path of movement of the bottle, and means, operated bythe downwardly moving bottle, for moving them away from each other topermit the passage between them of the bottle and for subsequentlyreturning them to their normal positions, substantially as described.

12. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a pair ofpad-supports, a llexible label-supportingand-applying pad attached atits ends to said pad-supports, which is adapted to support a pile oflabels and to be depressed between its ends and thereby bent, togetherwith the pile of labels thereon, around the bottle, when applying alabel thereto, and means, movable into engagement with the oppositesides of the bent pile of labels, to hold the labels of the pile againstlateral displacement, substantially as described.

13. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a bottlesupport, apair of gumming-devices normally lying in the downward path of movementof the bottle, means for moving them away from each other to permit thepassage between them of the bottle and for subsequently returning themto their normal positions, and means for ap plying a label to the pastedbottle, substantially as described.

14;. In a bottle-labeling machine, a bottlesupport, a pair of revolublerolls for applying two lines of adhesive material to a bottle held bysaid support, pivoted supports therefor, revoluble supply rolls uponwhich said applying-rolls rest by gravity, reservoirs containing saidsupply-rolls, pivoted supporting-arms bearing said reservoirs andapplying-rolls, and means for moving said arms toward and from eachother, substantially as described.

15. In a bottle-labeling machine, a bottlesupport, a pair of revolublerolls for apply ing two lines of adhesive material to a bottle held bysaid support, revoluble supply-rolls engaged bysaid applying-rolls,reservoirs containing said supply-rolls, supports bearing saidreservoirs and applyingrolls, and means for moving said supports towardand from each other, substantially as described.

16. In a bottle-labeling machine, a bottlesupport, a pair of revolublerolls for applying adhesive material to a bottle held by said supportmovable in circular arcs toward and from the bottle, means for supplyingsaid applying-rolls with adhesive material, and means for moving themtoward and from the bottle, substantially as described.

, 17. In a bottle-labeling machine, the com bination of a pair ofpad-supports, a flexible label-supporting;-and-applying pad at tached atits ends to said pad-supports, which is adapted to support a pile oflabels and to be depressed between its ends by the downwardly movingbottle engaging the pile of labels thereon, to thereby bend it, togetherwith the pile of labels thereon, around the bottle, when applying alabel thereto, a depressible bottle-support located above said pad,adapted to be depressed to move the bottle into engagement with the pileof labels, and a pair of gumming-de vices located at opposite sides ofsaid bottlesupport for applying adhesive material to the bottle duringits downward movement, substantially as described.

18. In a bottlelabeling machine, the combination with a pair ofpad-supports, a flexible labelsu1: porting-and-applying-pad attached atits ends to said pad-supports, which is adapted to support a pile oflabels and to be depressed between its ends by the downwardly movingbottle engaging the pile of labels thereon, to thereby bend it, togetherwith the pile of labels thereon,

around the bottle, when applying a label thereto, a depressiblebottle-support located above said pad, adapted to be depressed to movethe bottle into engagement with the pile of labels, a pair ofgumming-devices located at opposite sides of said bottle-support forapplying adhesive material to the bottle during its downward movement,and means connecting said gummingdevices with said, bottle-support,whereby they are moved toward and from each other by said support as thelatter rises and falls, sub stantially as described.

19. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a depressiblebottle-support, means for raising it when depressed, a pair ofgumming-devices for engaging the bottle, held by said support, adepressible labelholder arranged beneath said bottle-support, a flexiblepad arranged on top of the baseplate of said label-holder which isadapted to receive upon it a pile of labels, nondepressible supports,independent of the label-holder, to which the opposite ends of said padare attached, which hold said ends while the label-holder is moveddownwardly by the downwardly moving bottle, thereby bending the pad andpile of labels thereon around the pasted bottle to apply the topmostlabel of the pile thereto, substantially as described.

20. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a pair ofpad-supports, a yielding labelholder, a flexiblelabel-supportingand-applying pad contained in said labelholder, which isattached at its ends to said pad-supports and which is adapted to bedepressed between its ends by the downwardly moving bottle engaging thepile of labels thereon, to thereby bend it, together with the pile oflabels thereon, around the bottle, when applying a label thereto, adepressible bottle-support located above said labelholder, which isadapted to be depressed to move the bottle into engagement with the pileof labels and means for applying adhesive material to the bottle duringits downward movement and previous to its engaging the pile of labels,substantially as described.

21. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a pair ofpad-supports, a yielding label-holder, a flexiblelabel-supportingand-applying pad contained in said labelholder, which isattached at its ends to said pad-supports and which is adapted to bedepressed between its ends by the downwardly moving bottle engaging thepile of labels thereon, to thereby bend it, together with the pile oflabels thereon, around the bottle, when applying a label thereto, a depressible bottle-support located above said label-holder which isadapted to be depressed to move the bottle into engagement with the pileof labels, a air ofgummingdevices located at opposite sides of saidbottlesupport, which normally enter the downward path of movement of thebottle,

and means for moving them toward and from each other, substantially asdescribed.

22. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a pair ofpadsupports, a yielding label-holder, a flexiblelabel-supportingand-applying pad contained .in said labelholder, whichis attached at'its ends to said pad-supports and which is adapted to bedepressed between its ends by the downwardly moving bottle engaging thepile of labels thereon, to thereby bend it, together with the pile oflabels thereon, around the bottle, when applying a label thereto, adepressible bottle-support located above said label-holder, which isadapted to be depressed to move the bottle into engagement with thelabels, a pair of gumming-devices located at opposite sides of saidbottle-support, which normally enter the downward path of movement ofthe bottle, and means connecting said gummingwlevices with thebottle-support, whereby they are moved toward and from each other bysaid bottlesupport as the latter rises and falls, substantially asdescribed.

23. In a bottle-labeling machine, the combination of a pair ofpad-supports, padengaging clamps pivotally connected thereto havinglabel-engaging fingers for engaging the opposite sides of the )ile oflabels, a flexible label-supporting-anc-applying pad engaged at its endsby said clamps, which is adapted to support a pile of labels and to bebent, together with the pile of labels thereon, around the bottle, whenapplying a label thereto, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FREEMAN N. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

B. J. Norms, H. B. DAVIS.

